#14069: algebraic number < +Infinity return False
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       Reporter:  slabbe         |        Owner:  davidloeffler
           Type:  defect         |       Status:  new
       Priority:  major          |    Milestone:  sage-6.4
      Component:  number fields  |   Resolution:
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Comment (by pbruin):

 Replying to [comment:8 jakobkroeker]:
 > with recent sage we get
 > {{{
 > sage:  a <  oo
 > True
 > sage:  a < -oo
 > True
 > sage: -a <  oo
 > True
 > sage: -a < -oo
 > True
 > }}}
 >
 > is that consistant/correct?
 The second and third answers are "obviously" false at first sight, but
 there is probably no "good" way to compare with signed infinity in
 `QQbar`.  I think this should either be closed as wontfix (as in
 comment:7) or that `UnsignedInfinityRing` should be discovered as a common
 parent.

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